FortiWLC

Appendix Captive Portal and Fortinet Connect Deployment Recommendations These are the deployment recommendations. DNS Entry It is mandatory to enter the DNS while creating internal DHCP profile. External Portal IP Configuration If a NAT device is located between the controller and the Fortinet Connect, the IP address with which Fortinet Connect sees the controller should […]

Syslog Messages This Appendix provides a brief listing of all Syslog messages currently implemented in FortiWLC (SD). Controller Management Controller Management Event System Log Example Description Action CONTROLLER REBOOT Oct 13 11:11:32 172.18.37.201 ALARM: 1255432836l | system | notice | NOT | Controller administrative reboot requested A controller reboot is requested.     Event System […]

Events Events are similar to alarms in that they indicate that a specific action has taken place. However, while alarms typically require some form of user intervention to resolve the problem, events simply provide an indication that a change has been made. As such, this tab provides a reference to actions on the system. Figure […]

Alarms When alarms are generated, the user has the option to either Acknowledge or Clear them by simply checking the box alongside the desired alarm and clicking the appropriate button towards the bottom of the window. Clear—Moves the alarm from the Active Alarms table into the Alarm History table. Acknowledge—Marks the alarm as acknowledged in […]

Fault Management Alarm and event information can be found on the Monitor > Fault Management page. By default, the Active Alarms table is displayed, which indicates any alarms that have been recently triggered. Figure 85: Fault Management Table The Fault Management page provides information regarding two major types of events in FortiWLC (SD): Alarms and […]

Troubleshooting Where Do I Start? Error Messages System Logs System Diagnostics Capturing Packets FTP Error Codes Where Do I Start? We recommend that you start troubleshooting as follows: Web UI or CLI? Problem Involves? Strategy Web UI stations View station log history by clicking Monitor > Diagnostics > Station Web UI radios View radio log […]

Configuring SNMP The SNMP Agent offers the network administrator performance management and fault management features, with the collection of statistics as well as notification of unusual events via traps. This information applies to all controller models and the following AP series: AP400 AP1000 The Wireless LAN System SNMP Agent can inter-operate with 3rd party Network […]